Medical Assistants Career

Vocational Programs for Medical Assistants Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
763K	$20.84	$43,350

The role of Medical Assistants is to perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician The average annual wage of the occupations is $43,350 and $21 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Medical Assistants career. Based on BLS data, a total of 763,040 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Medical Assistants is $14,267. The average length of the programs is 279 hours and the average completion time is 10.58 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Medical Assistants Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Medical Assistants.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Medical Assistants
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	14	$12,295	$1,445	239 Hours	11.80 Months
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1,102	$16,239	$902	318 Hours	9.35 Months
Anesthesiologist Assistant	3	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Medical Assistants

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist

$12,295

$1,445

239 Hours

11.80 Months

Medical/Clinical Assistant

1,102

$16,239

$902

318 Hours

9.35 Months

Anesthesiologist Assistant

Schools offering voational programs for Medical Assistants

The following 1,107 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Medical Assistants. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.